MSI Z170A SLI PLUS (MS-7998)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 10%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 72%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 9%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (83rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 17 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 81.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics7.09% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Memory16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemMSI MS-7998
MotherboardMSI Z170A SLI PLUS (MS-7998)  (all builds)
Memory10.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160727
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 12 '19 at 01:21
Run Duration137 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700-$180
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
81.6% Excellent
Memory 88.4
1-Core 95.7
2-Core 234
78% 140 Pts
4-Core 403
8-Core 657
65% 530 Pts
64-Core 660
41% 660 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 81.6%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 530 (Desktop Skylake)
MSI(1462 7998) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 25.20.100.6373
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
7.09% Terrible
Lighting 7.2
Reflection 10.7
Parallax 7.16
6% 8.35 fps
MRender 11.2
Gravity 6.37
Splatting 15.6
10% 11 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 7.09%
Great: 6%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 750 EVO 120GB-$35
21GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MAT01B6Q
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 462
Write 441
Mixed 305
90% 403 MB/s
4K Read 42.4
4K Write 111
4K Mixed 53.6
192% 69.1 MB/s
DQ Read 342
DQ Write 282
DQ Mixed 297
226% 307 MB/s
Poor: 65% Great: 110%
Hitachi HUA723020ALA641 2TB-$78
1.5TB free
Firmware: MK7OA840
SusWrite @10s intervals: 146 144 146 146 146 144 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
83.2% Excellent
Read 145
Write 141
Mixed 73.9
SusWrite 145
92% 126 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 0.9
184% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 83.2%
Great: 82%
Hitachi HUA723020ALA641 2TB-$78
1TB free
Firmware: MK7OA840
SusWrite @10s intervals: 142 141 141 141 142 141 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
78.6% Very good
Read 132
Write 137
Mixed 74
SusWrite 141
89% 121 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 0.9
182% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 78.6%
Great: 82%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (32nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
71.7% Very good
MC Read 27.8
MC Write 27.7
MC Mixed 21
73% 25.5 GB/s
SC Read 16.6
SC Write 24.8
SC Mixed 21
59% 20.8 GB/s
Latency 69.1
58% 69.1 ns
Poor: 54%
This bench: 71.7%
Great: 103%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical Z170A SLI PLUS (MS-7998) Builds (Compare 1,509 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 69%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 58%
Gunboat

Motherboard: MSI Z170A SLI PLUS (MS-7998) - $140

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 95% - Outstanding Total price: $595
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